Bliss That's Incredi-Peel Spa-Strength Glycolic Resurfacing Pads Versus COSRX One Step Original Clear Pad
This smoothing exfoliating pad uses a pre-saturated pad with Glycolic Acid to refine skin texture and brighten dull-looking skin.
This acne exfoliating pad uses a pre-saturated pad with Salix Alba Bark Water and Betaine Salicylate to clear breakouts and refine the look of pores.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycolic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingMethyl Methacrylate/Glycol Dimethacrylate Crosspolymer
Glycerin
Humectant
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water
MaskingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingLauryl Methacrylate/Glycol Dimethacrylate Crosspolymer
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Water, Glycolic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Methyl Methacrylate/Glycol Dimethacrylate Crosspolymer, Glycerin, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water, Tocopheryl Acetate, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Lauryl Methacrylate/Glycol Dimethacrylate Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic Acid
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolGlycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinSodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium Hydroxide
